Tampa Bay at Houston

Tampa Bay has the Herculean task of taking on the powerhouse Houston Astros. All systems failed yesterday in a 6-2 Astros win as Tampa Bay mustered only five hits. The Rays offense is #18 in runs scored, #15 in slugging and the team is 32-67 on the road against an opponent with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. Starter Blake Snell (4.29 ERA) has a losing record and was awful away from home with a 2-5 mark and a 5.82 ERA. Houston is a beast all-around, at third in runs scored, No. 1 in on-base percentage and slugging, while the pitching staff is third with a 3.66 team ERA. They've outscored opponents by +284 runs - tops in baseball. Starter Gerrit Cole (2.50 ERA) has gone 16-0 with a 1.78 ERA and 226 strikeouts in his last 146+ innings! Houston is on a 39-13 run at home, plus 41-13 against lefty starters, and 26-4 when Cole starts at home. Play Houston for a Max Play.